1980 Paris–Dakar Rally

1980 Paris–Dakar Rally
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Host country France
 Algeria
 Mali
Upper Volta
 Senegal

1980 Dakar Rally also known as the 1980 Paris–Dakar Rally was the 2nd running of the Dakar Rally event, starting from Paris on 1 January and finishing in Dakar on the 23 January. The 1980 event saw vehicle manufacturers such as Yamaha, Volkswagen, Lada, and BMW taking part and the introduction of a truck category.

Summary

216 competitors started the rally of which 81 made the finish. Cyril Neveu won for the second time in succession on a Yamaha, Freddy Kottulinsky won the car class driving a Volkswagen Iltis and Zohra Ataouat became the first winner of the truck class driving for Sonacome.[1]

Entry list

Number of entries

Stage[2] Bikes Cars Trucks Total
Start of rally 90 116 10 216
End of rally 25 49 7 81

Competitor list

Source:[3]

Entry list — Bikes
No. Driver Bike
1 Dominique Boisgontier Yamaha DTMX 125
2 Pierre David MZ 250
3 Martine De Cortanze Yamaha 500
4 Grégoire Verhaeghe Honda XLS 250
5 Yvan Tcherniavsky Vespa P200E
6 Bernard Tcherniavsky Vespa P200E
7 Bernard Neimer Vespa P200E
8 Marc Simonot Vespa P200E
9 Hubert D'aboville Kawasaki KL 250
10 Norbert D'aboville Kawasaki KL 250
11 Guillaume D'aboville Kawasaki KL 250
12 Baudouin D'aboville Kawasaki KL 250
13 Gérard D'aboville Kawasaki KL 250
14 Christine Martin Honda XLS 250
15 Nicole Maitrot Honda XLS 250
16 Jacques Maitrot Honda XLS 250
17 Jean-Louis Daudet Yamaha DMX 250
18 Pierre-Michel Decombeix Honda XLS 250
21 Michel Montange Suzuki SP 370
22 Marc Joineau Suzuki SP 370
23 Michel Razet Suzuki SP 370
24 Jean-Pierre Tonnelline Suzuki SP 370
25 Jean-Noël Castanet Suzuki SP 370
26 Bernard Tabarly Suzuki SP 370
27 Gilbert Galinier Suzuki SP 370
28 Alain Fesquet Honda XLS 500
29 Bruno Vecchioni Honda XLS 500
30 Thierry Henriette Yamaha XT 500
31 Pierre Mengue Yamaha XT 500
32 Jean-Michel Yvora Yamaha XT 500
33 Gilbert Lebrun Honda XLS 500
34 Louis Leandri Honda XLS 250
35 Jean-Pierre Lerude Honda XLS 500
36 Luc Quesson Honda XLS 500
37 Alain Gaeremynck Honda XR 500
38 Alain Padou Honda XR 500
39 Daniel René Honda XLS 500
41 Bernard Rigoni Honda XLS 500
42 Gilles Desheulles KTM 240
43 Philippe Vassard KTM 240
44 Marie Ertaud Yamaha XT 500
45 François De Casanove Yamaha XT 500
46 Philippe De Casanove Yamaha XT 500
47 Jacques-Philippe Auriol Yamaha XT 500
48 Ludovic Loue Yamaha XT 500
49 Gilles Maurice Yamaha XT 500
50 Cyril Neveu Yamaha XT 500
51 Pierre Berty Yamaha XT 500
52 Flavien Malguy Yamaha XT 500
53 Jean-claude Lesault Yamaha XT 500
54 Patrick Beaufront Yamaha XT 500
55 Pierre-henri Hollenweger Yamaha XT 500
56 Patrick Duisit Yamaha XT 500
57 Alain Dupuis Yamaha XT 500
58 Michel Merel Yamaha XT 500
59 Eric Breton Yamaha XT 500
60 Jean-Noël Pineau Yamaha XT 500
61 Patrice Roa Yamaha XT 500
62 Jean-Michel Plu Yamaha XT 500
63 Jean-claude Dinga Yamaha XT 500
64 Christian Figlia Yamaha XT 500
65 Jean-Luc Delchet Yamaha XT 500
66 Serge Stacoffe Yamaha XT 500
67 Christian Becker Yamaha XT 500
68 Philippe Léonard Yamaha XT 500
69 Patrick Meziani Yamaha XT 500
70 Antoine Mayorga Yamaha XT 500
71 Dante Favaro Yamaha XT 500
72 Jean-Michel Lyonnard Yamaha XT 500
73 Jean-Pierre Tisserant Yamaha XT 500
74 Guy Albaret Yamaha XT 500
75 Gilles Burgat Yamaha XT 500
76 Pascal D'ursel Yamaha XT 500
77 Daniel Lorenzini Yamaha XT 500
78 Jean-Jacques Lefebvre Yamaha XT 500
79 Gérard Paineau Yamaha XT 500
80 Jean-Pierre Lloret Yamaha XT 500
81 Christian Rayer Yamaha XT 500
82 Gilles Comte Yamaha XT 500
83 Gérard Ladaurade Yamaha XT 500
85 Michel Cheylan Ducati 750
86 Georges Fenouil BMW 800
87 Hubert Auriol BMW 800
88 Pascal Boujieau BMW 1000 Proto
89 Giorgio Tabarin
Claude Lampart		 Side 1000
90 Vincent Murgat
Claude Boyet		 Side 1000

Stages

Stage Date From To Dist. Winner (cars) Winner (bikes)
P 1 January Paris Olivet 4 J-C. Briavoine C. Neveu
2 January Olivet Marseille Liaison only
3–5 January Transportation to Africa
1 6 January Algiers In Salah 37 J-C. Briavoine C. Neveu
2 7 January In Salah Reggane 270 C. Neveu E. Breton
8 January Reggane Bordj Badji Mokhtar 630 J. Ragnotti M. Merel
9 January Bordj Badji Mokhtar Gao 675 F. Kottulinsky H. Auriol
10 January Gao Rest day
3 11 January Gao Mopti 595 F. Kottulinsky H. Auriol
12 January Mopti Niono Liaison only
13 January Niono Tombouctou 570 J. Ragnotti G. Desheulles
14 January Tombouctou Gao 424 C. Neveu H. Auriol
4 15 January Gao Bobo-Dioulasso Liaison only
5 16 January Bobo-Dioulasso Kolokani 120 F. Kottulinsky M. Merel
17 January Kolokani Rest day
6 18 January Kolokani Nioro du Sahel 280 C. Marreau C. Neveu
19 January Nioro du Sahel Kayes 247 F. Kottulinsky P. Vassard
7 20 January Kayes Bakel Liaison only
21 January Bakel Linguère
22 January Linguère Lompoul 87 H. Cotel P. Vassard
23 January Lompoul Dakar 120 C. Neveu C. Neveu

Leading results

Bikes

Pos. No. Competitors Vehicle
1 50 Cyril Neveu Yamaha XT 500
2 58 Michel Merel Yamaha XT 500
3 60 Jean-Noël Pineau Yamaha XT 500
4 80 Jean-Pierre Lloret Yamaha XT 500
5 86 "Fenouil" BMW 800
6 43 Philippe Vassard KTM 240
7 38 Alain Padou Honda XR 500
8 48 Ludovic Loue Yamaha XT 500
9 74 Guy Albaret Yamaha XT 500
10 22 Marc Joineau Suzuki SP 370

Cars

Pos. No. Competitor Vehicle
1 137 Freddy Kottulinsky
Gerd Löffelmann 		Volkswagen Iltis
2 136 Patrick Zaniroli
Philippe Colesse 		Volkswagen Iltis
3 120 Claude Marreau
Bernard Marreau 		Renault 4
4 138 Jean Ragnotti
Georges Vaills 		Volkswagen Iltis
5 180 Christophe Neveu
Rémy Bourgoin 		Range Rover
  • Of the 216 starters, 81 completed the event - 49 cars (of 116), 25 bikes (of 90) and 7 trucks (of 10).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  2. ^ "Historic Book 2025". Dakar. 2024-12-19. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  3. ^ "Liste des engagés au Paris Dakar 1980 - 205 participants". www.dakardantan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.


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